Punching of jacquard cards for use in lace and other weaving



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PUNCHING OF JACQUARD CARDS FOR USE IN LACE AND OTHER WEAVING Filed Sept. 27, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Oct. 7, 1930. A. FRAME I 1,777,967

PUNCHING OF JACQUARD CARDS FOR USE IN LACE AND OTHER WEAVING Filed Sept. 27, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet w yza cardfv punching machine, must remain; idle.

, My 'inventionlhas for 'its obj ect" to provide improvements whereby the change over, for 1 1 3oz variation in the'number of repeats canjbe V Patented Oct.'7, 193 0 I ARCHIE-ALI) FRAM or 'DARVEL; AYE-SHIRE, SCOTLAND piv'uenme nmcauaen CA S; '01;

V nvention ha'sreferenceto thepunchingfo-f acquard cards for u's'e in lace and other weaving?" ln thepunching of isuch cai th Winches areselected-by t-he operation of draw needles; which needles are selectedby the operator according to the pattern 'tofbe' punched on each 'card. f V p 7 I It is usual foreac'h c'ardto have the same" 1 i pattern punched thereina plurality of times.

'lfhHItlS ELCli card" is punched witha plurality o'frepeatsi "For; this reason "the *draw needle's have each'secured thereto a number of flexible connectiong-the number depending; onthefnumber of repeats, each of such connectionsfbei-ng operatively connected to punchselecting mechanism. i' f 'heiref the pattern s j repeated 3a; greater xl 'g umb oftime'sthan is the case of '20i the cards just previously punched by the maohi'iieg'it will he apparent'that a considerable amountof time and labour' must b'e'spent in altering the flexible: connections to vary the number of repeatsyand during such time it 251' has hitherto been the case that the machine,-

' i; -e'. boththe punch selecting machineand efiected whilst themachine is runningzthere- "by obvia'ting the waste-(hitherto inyariably caused" byallowing the machine to remain idle during such change over. i

' chines may be employed.

ris -11 AND mm; wmvmd "i A pp likiati onijiiled septeinlo er 27; 1927.1 Serial No; 222,314] a i preciated that other types of machines forse lecting the punches may be employed; V

The card punching machine is, indicated diagrammatically andfonly such parts of the machine are shown as are'necessaryforlthe explanation'ofmy inventionl U Likewiseothertypes of cardpunching ma- Figure 2 illustrates a plan iew of the punch selecting-machine and card punching machine shown in Figure 1. y i

' Figure -3 illu strates to' alarger scale an elevation of what I term the" intermediate needle boxes showing the intermediate" nee dles contained in onebox' connected, to the draw needles, and the needles of the other box ready to ellecta change over] i Figure 4: is a planviewof Figure 3.

Figure 5 is aniend elevation ofFig'ureB lookingtothe right. V Figure .6 illustrates a jacquard card punched with four repeats of pattern, each pattern being indicated by three holes. y Figure' 'i illustrates diagrammatically the connection to the intermediate needles to 6f? feet said number'- of repeats5 and'also indicatesi the connections to make threerepeats..

"Figure '8" indicates diagrammatically the a punch selecting "machine and card punching machine withea modifiedarrangement of in termet late needles.

" Figure" 9 is a 'plan V ew of fFi'gure and Figure 10 illustrates diagrammatically the manner in which such modifiedarrangement of intermediate needles is connected to the draw needles and also to the card punching machine. Y p, x i

QReferring to the drawings "The punch selecting machine A, is as stated, of -the'type set forth in my saidprior patent specification and consists of a large number of draw needlesa and a corresponding number of'cross needles,'not-s'hown, all

being supported within a needle box 'aflsee Figure 2.

The left hand end'of the draw =90 needles are hooked as at of, see Figure 4:, and by means of keys 3) operated by the Y operator in accordance with the pattern to ing moved to the left the draw needles caught by the grid are caused to partake of a like movement while the other draw needles remain stationary. The other ends ofthe draw needlesfiare connected to corresponding spring loaded horizontal spindles e of the card punching machine B. Each of said I spindles co-operates with one-of amultiplioity of punches 6 so as to normallyprevent- "same moving;*upwa'rdsfi -l/Vhen-1the* draw needles caught by the grid are. moved to the left thefhorizontal spindles "e" connected thereto are moved clear of their punches 6 so that saidpunches can rise upwards, The

spindles connected to the vdraw needles not caught in the grid remain stationary, and by I punches prevent same rising so that. only co operating with their corresponding such 'punches perforate the acquard. card.

The' card shown in l Figure '6 is shown punched with four repeats indicated'by the r ps o es H52? andf? and o effect this each' draw needle, is operatively connectedtofourof thesaidspindles 6. Should it benecessary topunch cards having say three repeats, as indicated by the holes shown indotted lines g, 5/ and 9?, Figure 6, the

"connectionsfbetweenthe draw needles and horizontal spindles. have auto be altered so that each, draw needle operates three spinidles."

. Thechange over in the number of -repeats,

involving' the disconnecting and reconnecting of many hundreds e f flexible iconnections, is an operation which occupies much time and duringwhich it has hithertobeen the case that both the punch selecting mav chine; and card punchingmachine must re-1 mainidle As such chan gesoccur frequent 1y it will be appreciated that there is serious loss in the outeputpf the machines. According to m invention, I provide two boxes of intermediate needles .hfand h and tWOQflQXlblG connections z; and 2' controlling each punch of the card punching machine,

the one set of intermediate needles it being removably connectedto the draw needles (1 and {by means of one set of flexible connections i to the card punching machine, while the other set ofintermediate needles h? is availablefor connection to the other set of connections i so asto effect a different num-,-

her of repeats required for the next pattern tobe-punched. The arrangement is such that connections can be'made vwhilst the machines arein operation and when required, the set of intermedlate needles'h 1s ,d1SCOI1-' the longitudinal movement nected from the draw needles and the other,

.set substituted therefor so asto effect a different number of repeats; such change over being efiected in a few minutes.

In F igure 7 for example, theintermediate needles hare connected to the card punch-' ing machine by the fiexibleconnectionsz' so as to make four repeats while the interme:

diate needles k are connectedto the card T punching machine by means of the flexible connections i shownin dotted lines Figure 7, to make three repeats; Thereforelall that is required .tofvarythe number of repeats fr omj fonr to three .is to connect the intermediate needles k to the draw needles (1 in lieu of thefintermed-iate needles 7a. 'lt will be obvious thatboth sets of intermediate needles may becon'nected to make Qany other n'umberof repeats. i v

I ures l to 5 thepunch see lecting machine is providedwith a horizon- As shown are tal table y'l carried by a pillar .;adjustable vertically within a hollow standard TI II- mediatelybelow said pillar-is a .cam is mounted on aspindlelc to which-is keyed a spur wheel k A pinion Z0 mounted onaspindle J0 gearswith saidspurwheel; Itwill therefore be seen that by turning said spindle Z0 by means of-a'suit-able tool;the said cam can be rotated; through; said gearing; and by such;

means theltable can be' raised and lowered; I

Carried by the table so as to be capable of,

a transverse movement thereon isa bed plate Z a tongue Z on the bottom thereof fitting; a .7

into a corresponding groove in theface o f the table 7'. j S aid bed plate, is provided with rails P having over-hanging lips l j 'wliich' receiver the longitudinally; extending. ribs 1 formed on the sides of the boxes containingthe intermediate needles. Short racks mnre secured tolthe said boxes on one. side thereof and pivoted catches m carried-by the bed; plate. Z are adapted-to engage therewithjso as to preventthe boxes being dragged for- I As clearly shown in Figure the interme-g;

diate needles; h and k are bent as at n to p r-1 1 V mitfth'e knotted ends oftheconnections 2' and i being slipped into and retained by thesaid ends . The othei' -end the needles are; provided; with hooks 71, adapted to engage with J .Th two ,endplates of the bones carrying the'intermediate needles areprovided with:- tiers of shorthorizontal;slots, each alternate.

thebent over endsi'of; thedrawneedles, see Figure 3.. s

tier being staggered with respect'to the tier immediately above and below. said slots'in combinationwith stout vertical wires 0 serving to guidethe intermediate needles during periodically imparted thereto. By arranging'the ends of the intermediate needles staggered there is more freedom fortheioperatorin disconnect ing and connecting the flexible connections thereto. I

' v In Figures 1 and 2 the intermediate needles hare shown connected to the draw needles @while' the box containing intermediate nee-f "dles 7L isshown supported on a pedestal in such position as to facilitate the flexible connections 71 being connected thereto. lVhen this has been donesaid box is placed on the j the spindle 70 is rotated, this resulting 1n the cam being rotated through the said pinion and spur wheel and the pillar j with.

bed plate Zas shownin Figures 3,4 and 5.

When it is necessary to ettect the change over thecatch m is moved so asto permit the box carrying the intermediate needles h being-moved slightly to the left, is, towards the draw needles. By means ot'a suitable tool table and intermediate needles raised to such extent'that the hooked ends of the intermediate needles h are out of engagement with i the draw needles a Thebox containing the intermediate needles Z2, is'then removed so that the flexible connections 71 can be discon-- nected therefrom, and again secured thereto toefiect another'variation in the number of repeats. The base plate carrying the box containing theintermediate needles k is moved until the hooked ends otthe said intermedi-v at' needles areimmediately over theends of the draw needles. By operating the spindle "k the table j is lowered and then the said box moved slightly to the right so that the hooked ends of the needles k are in engagement with the draw needles.

r V The machines are now readyto punch cards having a number of repeats corresponding to the number of flexibleconnections 2' secured 1 to each intermediate-needle 7L In the modification shown in Figures 8, 9

and 10 the intermediate needles are connected to the draw needles'by flexible connections 1*.

Such modification does not permit of the same quick interconnection of the, draw needles and intermediate needles but under certain cirs cumstances, i. e., for certain classes 01": work,

such modification is'particularly suitable.

Thus assume that each flexible connection "1* is connected to a draw needle Zr and that r the number of repeats subsequently required to be madeis a multiple of that for which the'flex bl'e connections tare arranged. This :can'then be eflected by connecting each draw needle a to'two or more intermediate needles it Each draw needle then controls a multiple otthe number of punches" previously controlled thereby. e

r In Figure 10 the connections are indicated in'tull lines showing two draw needles each controlling a single intermediate needle and in dotted lines the connections made so as to I control two intermediate needles.

What I claim is 1. Means for punching jacquard cards for lace [and other 'weaving comprising draw needles, means for manipulatmgthe draw needles according to the" pattern to be punched, a card punchmg machine, two sets.

of flexible connections operatively' connected to controlthe punches of the said machine,

a series of intermediate" needles removably.

connected to said draw needlesand to one. a

of the sets of flexible connections and a second, set ofiintermediate needles adapted to be connected to said draw needles and connected to the other set of flexible connections. I

v 2; A machine for manipulating the punches of a jacquard card punching machine comprising draw needles, means for operating the draw needles according to the pattern to be punched and a set of intermediate needles removably connected to said draw needles and adapted to be connected to flexible'connections controlling the punches of a card punching machine. a a 3. A machine for manipulating the punches of a jacquard card punching machine comprising draw needles, means for operating the draw needles according to the pattern to be punched, a set of intermediate needles adapted to be connected to flexible connections controlling the punches of a card punching machine and having hooked ends for engagement with said draw needlea a support for said intermediate needles and means for raising and lowering said support to bring said hooked ends into and out of engagement with the draw needles.

4. A machine for manipulating the punches of a jacquard card punching machine comprising draw needles, means for .manipulating said needles according to the pattern to be punched, a set of intermediate needles, said intermediate needles being adapted for connection to flexible connec tions controlling the punches of a card punching machine and having hooked ends for connection to the draw needles, a box containing said intermediate needles, a support for said box, guide rails on said supf port to receive said box, and means for raising and lowering said support to bring the I bent to receivethe ends of flexible connections controlling the punches of a card punching machine and provided with a hook at the other end, ,a box for said intermediate needles and end plates to said box provided with tiers of slots to receive and slidably support said intermediate needles.

6. Means for punching jacquard cards for -lace and' other eeving comprising 'draw needles,'means for manipulating said needles according to the pattern to' be punched,

a card punchingxinechine; intermediate needles Whlch are removublyconnectedto r the draw needle', and'flexible connections lay-Which each draw needle can be arranged tocontrol a plurality of punches of the I punching machine,and a further'set of in.-

termediate needles together with flexible connections iwhich can be arranged'ito con-.

trol any other combination 'oflpunches and 

